liv·ing

adjective

/ˈlɪvɪŋ/

Idioms

alive now活着的；活的
- all living things所有生物
- living organisms活的机体
- the finest living pianist健在的最杰出的钢琴家
- The elephant is the biggest living land animal.象是现今最大的陆生动物。
[only before noun] (of a place) used for living rather than working in居住的；生活的
- The workers' living quarters were cramped and uncomfortable.工人生活区拥挤不堪，很不舒服。
- a separate living space/area独立的生活空间／区域
[only before noun] used or practised now在使用的；在实施的
- living languages (= those still spoken)现用语言
- a living faith现今有人信奉的信仰

Idioms

beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody

(informal) to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much狠揍某人
- Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!滚出去，不然我就把你打得屁滚尿流！

be living proof of something/that…

to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true（用行动或品格）证明…属实
- These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence.这些数字是政府无能的活生生的证据。
- He is living proof that age is no barrier to new challenges.年龄不是迎接新挑战的障碍，他便是一个活生生的例子。

frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of somebody

(informal) to frighten somebody very much把某人吓得魂不附体；使魂飞魄散

within/in living memory

at a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive在仍活着的人们的记忆中；记忆犹新
- the coldest winter in living memory人们记忆中最寒冷的冬天

liv·ing

noun

/ˈlɪvɪŋ/

Idioms

[countable, usually singular] money to buy the things that you need in life生计；谋生；收入
- She earns her living as a freelance journalist.她靠做自由撰稿记者来维持生计。
- to make a decent/good/meagre living过体面的／优裕的／贫困的生活
- for a living What do you do for a living?你靠什么谋生？
- She had to drop out of college to work for a living.她不得不从大学辍学去打工谋生。
- to scrape a living from part-time tutoring靠做兼职家庭教师勉强维持生活
- His father struggled to make a living by farming. 他的父亲靠务农为生。
- It is possible to make a living out of writing. 靠写作谋生是可能的。
Extra Examples
- He makes a good living as a builder.他是建筑工人，生活优裕。
- She eked out a meagre living as an artist's model.她靠给艺术家当模特餬口。
- Ten acres provides a decent living for a rural family.10 英亩土地能让一个乡村家庭过上体面的生活。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- comfortable
- decent
- good
- …
verb + living
- earn
- make
- eke out
- …
[uncountable] a way or style of life生活方式
- the pressures of daily living 日常生活的压力
- The aim was to educate children and parents on tooth care and healthy living. 其目的是教导儿童和家长如何护理牙齿和过健康生活。
- Most care homes are based on communal living, with residents spending the daytime in a shared space. 大多数疗养院都以公共生活为基础，居民白天在共享空间中度过。
- Josh favours fitness and clean living. 乔什喜欢健身和干净的生活。
- Their standard of living is very low.他们的生活水平很低。
- The cost of living has risen sharply.生活费用已急剧上涨。
- He has gotten used to the Western way of living. 他已经习惯了西方的生活方式。
- poor living conditions/standards恶劣的生活条件；低下的生活水准
- We need to reconsider our daily living arrangements.我们需要重新考虑我们的日常生活安排。
- The classes are about helping children make informed choices about healthy living.这些课程旨在帮助孩子对健康的生活方式作出明智的选择。
- everyday living日常生活
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- comfortable
- decent
- good
- …
verb + living
- earn
- make
- eke out
- …
the living
[plural] people who are alive now活着的人
- the living and the dead生者与死者
[countable] (British English) (especially in the past) a position in the Church as a priest and the income and house that go with this（尤指旧时）有俸金住房的牧师职位 synonym benefice

Idioms

in the land of the living

(often humorous) alive; not sleeping; no longer ill活着的；醒着的；已康复的
- I’m glad to see you’re back in the land of the living. We were worried about you.我很高兴看到你回到了生者之地。我们很担心你。
- By lunchtime I’d returned to the land of the living.到了午餐时间，我回到了生者之地。

单词	living
释义	liv·ing adjective /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ Idioms alive now活着的；活的 all living things所有生物 living organisms活的机体 the finest living pianist健在的最杰出的钢琴家 The elephant is the biggest living land animal.象是现今最大的陆生动物。 [only before noun] (of a place) used for living rather than working in居住的；生活的 The workers' living quarters were cramped and uncomfortable.工人生活区拥挤不堪，很不舒服。 a separate living space/area独立的生活空间／区域 [only before noun] used or practised now在使用的；在实施的 living languages (= those still spoken)现用语言 a living faith现今有人信奉的信仰 Idioms beat/knock the (living) daylights out of somebody (informal) to hit somebody very hard several times and hurt them very much狠揍某人 Get out or I’ll beat the living daylights out of you!滚出去，不然我就把你打得屁滚尿流！ be living proof of something/that… to show by your actions or qualities that a particular fact is true（用行动或品格）证明…属实 These figures are living proof of the government's incompetence.这些数字是政府无能的活生生的证据。 He is living proof that age is no barrier to new challenges.年龄不是迎接新挑战的障碍，他便是一个活生生的例子。 frighten/scare the (living) daylights out of somebody (informal) to frighten somebody very much把某人吓得魂不附体；使魂飞魄散 within/in living memory at a time, or during the time, that is remembered by people still alive在仍活着的人们的记忆中；记忆犹新 the coldest winter in living memory人们记忆中最寒冷的冬天 liv·ing noun /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ /ˈlɪvɪŋ/ Idioms [countable, usually singular] money to buy the things that you need in life生计；谋生；收入 She earns her living as a freelance journalist.她靠做自由撰稿记者来维持生计。 to make a decent/good/meagre living过体面的／优裕的／贫困的生活 for a living What do you do for a living?你靠什么谋生？ She had to drop out of college to work for a living.她不得不从大学辍学去打工谋生。 to scrape a living from part-time tutoring靠做兼职家庭教师勉强维持生活 His father struggled to make a living by farming. 他的父亲靠务农为生。 It is possible to make a living out of writing. 靠写作谋生是可能的。 Extra Examples He makes a good living as a builder.他是建筑工人，生活优裕。 She eked out a meagre living as an artist's model.她靠给艺术家当模特餬口。 Ten acres provides a decent living for a rural family.10 英亩土地能让一个乡村家庭过上体面的生活。 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective comfortable decent good … verb + living earn make eke out … [uncountable] a way or style of life生活方式 the pressures of daily living 日常生活的压力 The aim was to educate children and parents on tooth care and healthy living. 其目的是教导儿童和家长如何护理牙齿和过健康生活。 Most care homes are based on communal living, with residents spending the daytime in a shared space. 大多数疗养院都以公共生活为基础，居民白天在共享空间中度过。 Josh favours fitness and clean living. 乔什喜欢健身和干净的生活。 Their standard of living is very low.他们的生活水平很低。 The cost of living has risen sharply.生活费用已急剧上涨。 He has gotten used to the Western way of living. 他已经习惯了西方的生活方式。 poor living conditions/standards恶劣的生活条件；低下的生活水准 We need to reconsider our daily living arrangements.我们需要重新考虑我们的日常生活安排。 The classes are about helping children make informed choices about healthy living.这些课程旨在帮助孩子对健康的生活方式作出明智的选择。 everyday living日常生活 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective comfortable decent good … verb + living earn make eke out … the living [plural] people who are alive now活着的人 the living and the dead生者与死者 [countable] (British English) (especially in the past) a position in the Church as a priest and the income and house that go with this（尤指旧时）有俸金住房的牧师职位 synonym benefice Idioms in the land of the living (often humorous) alive; not sleeping; no longer ill活着的；醒着的；已康复的 I’m glad to see you’re back in the land of the living. We were worried about you.我很高兴看到你回到了生者之地。我们很担心你。 By lunchtime I’d returned to the land of the living.到了午餐时间，我回到了生者之地。
随便看	well-stretched well-strung well-studied well-stuffed well-styled well-summarized well-sunburned well-sunburnt well-sung well-supervised well-supplemented well-supplied well-supported well-suppressed well-sustained well-systematized well-tailored well-tamed well-tanned well-taught well-taxed well-tested well thought of well-thought-of well thought out